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“Make me yours, Zane.” She whispered, laying her head on his chest. Without a word, he turned and carried her not to the house but toward the woods.
“You were mine the first time I laid eyes on you, Raina,” Zane replied as he carried her deeper into the woods.
Raina savored those words to her very soul, and for the first time in her life, she felt cherished. Never in her wildest dreams did she think she would fall so hard and so deeply in love with a complete stranger. That is exactly what she did.
CHAPTER17
Last night had been special for both Raina and Zane. He had lost count of how many times they had made love under the stars. Neither of them wanted the night to end, but it did, and now the reality of their situation was upon them. They both knew that their lives couldn’t move forward until Raina’s issues were taken care of, and that is exactly what Zane planned to do. No one fucked with his mate.
Zane stood in the kitchen watching Raina play with Jamison and Rose. They were waiting for Zelda and Mac. The four of them were going to New York to confront this son of a bitch. After everything became clear, they had a conference call with Zelda, who had a lot of connections in a lot of high places. And, of course, Mac refused to let her go alone, so he was coming for backup as if Zane couldn’t handle this shit alone. Though Thorne had his right to be there since Wicked was also involved, Zane had his ways to persuade assholes.
He could see that Raina was nervous. Her eyes kept darting toward him and then away. She had tried to talk him out of going and to let her handle it, but he refused. It was his job to take care of his mate, and that was exactly what he was going to do. This ended today.
“I hope I don’t have to remind you not to let your panther out to play.” Thorne, who was sitting at the table, reminded him with a stern look. “We are dealing with a human.”
His panther rumbled his displeasure at those words, but the man just gave a nod. “Yes, Dad,” Zane said, knowing that got on Thorne’s nerves, but in truth, this was the third reminder in less than an hour that he had received. “Maybe if you remind me one more time, it will stick.”
“Fuck you, Zane,” Thorne grumbled, but a grin slid across his face. “And I’m not that much older than you, so stop with the dad shit.”
Zelda appeared suddenly with Mac by her side. Raina yelped, scaring Jamison, who she was dancing around with. “I swear I will never get used to you witches popping in and out. You scared the sh…pit out of me.”
Zane agreed with a chuckle at her quick curse word switch. Wicked allowed no cursing when the children were present.
“Good save.” Wicked pointed a spatula at her.
“Okay, are we ready to get this show on the road and string this Mofo up by his testicles?” Bruce marched into the room, ready for battle. He glanced at Wicked, who was glaring at him. He stopped. “What? I didn’t cuss.”
“You aren’t going anywhere,” Zelda announced, then looked first at Wicked and then at Raina. “You two really know how to pick them.”
“Hey, he was cute.” Wicked said, then rolled her eyes when Thorne growled. “It was before I met you, so chill.”
“Well, I did a lot of digging and made some inquiries,” Zelda said, shaking her head. “He’s acquired quite a lot of money in the last few years. He married up in the world to an older widow who is rolling in the dough. He took his ex-wife to court, took the children away from her, and now she has to pay him child support. She is now living in a shelter. It seems like you two are not the only ones he is out for revenge against.”
“That son of a bitch.” Wicked sneered, stomping around the kitchen. Bruce gasped, pointing at her for cussing in front of the kids. “Shut up, Bruce.”
Zelda looked at Wicked with a concerned frown. “Did this man know you were a witch?”
“No,” Wicked replied without hesitation. “I trust very few humans with that information.”
“Even cute guys?” Bruce snorted at his own dig, making Thorne growl.
“How did you manage to muzzle him so he didn’t open his big mouth?” Thorne sneered at Bruce, who was grinning.
“Good, that makes things easier. I’ve talked to Baba Yaga—” Zelda began, then glanced at Raina. “She is more or less my boss. Let me correct that. She is the boss of all witches. Anyway, I’ve told her everything and have her permission to do whatever it takes to make things right without getting myself sent back to prison.”
“You were in prison?” Raina said, her eyes wide.
“Long story for a different day,” Zelda replied with a smirk. “So now I need you both to give me permission to see things right.”
“You don’t even have to ask because you already know my answer.” Wicked snorted, her eyes still narrowed in anger. “Make him pay for not only what he did to Raina but his ex-wife and children.”
Zane watched Raina nod, giving her own permission. He wanted nothing more than to go, beat this dude’s ass, and get back so he could start his life with his mate. She glanced his way as if searching for his reassurance. He gave it to her with a wink and nod.
“How did you find out all of this?” Raina asked, impressed with the information Zelda had.
“Because I’m damn good,” Zelda said with a confident nod. “Don’t worry. I got you, Raina. However, I do need that contract if you have it.”
“I do. It’s in my car.” Raina said, heading toward the door. “I’ll get it.”
